Anfeng's day has changed.
An Lao Si walked on the narrow road, the wind whistled past, and when autumn came and winter came, even wearing a jacket could not resist the invasion of the cold wind.
Luckily it hasn't snowed yet.
The people took advantage of the fact that it was not too cold, so they all went up the mountain to collect firewood.
An Lao Si let out a sigh of relief, and a white mist had already formed.
He is now able to go to court to discuss politics, although he is in the last seat and has no right to speak, but it means that he is close to the emperor.
Liu Liu is not stupid. Knowing that Hongxiu is favored now, it may be useless for him to say some things to Han Liner, but when the wind blows on the pillow, the result is uncertain.
So he promoted An Lao Si step by step to his cronies, he gave An Lao Si a huge benefit, and he didn't have to worry that An Lao Si would betray him.
If An Lao Si betrays him, when he is finished, An Lao Si will also be finished.
An Laosi would not be so stupid, he couldn't figure it out, so he didn't hold back when he promoted An Laosi.
Liu Futong held the military power tightly, and Liu Liu had to find a way to hold the prestige in the court, otherwise he would not be able to compete with Liu Futong in court.
Recently, Han Liner was having a splitting headache due to Liu Liu's quarrel.
"Who else do you want to seal?" Han Lin'er said a little angrily, "I will give you the jade seal, and you will stamp it!"
Liu Liu knelt down with a "pop", his face was pale, and he didn't dare to go straight. He walked forward on his knees and said to Han Lin'er: "Your Majesty, now the Grand Master is in control of the military, if even the court is full of his people, then this Is the world still the emperor's world?"
Han Liner sneered: "Look, you just want to cull his people and use your own people to top them. Let me ask you, how much of the people in the court are toward me?"
Liu Liu hurriedly said: "The emperor is the real dragon and the emperor! All the adults in the court are naturally towards the emperor, but it is because of the prestige of the Taishi..."
Without saying a word, Han Liner threw the jade paperweight beside him.
Liu Liu did not dare to speak.
Han Liner: "You all think I can't understand?"
"Liu Liu, do your job well, don't think about things you shouldn't think about, if you are found out..."
Liu Liu slapped his head a few times before being kicked out of the study by Han Liner.
Liu Liu walked in the palace with his clothes disheveled. The servants in the palace did not dare to look at him, and all bowed their heads and bowed their heads. Everyone knows that Master Liu is now quite favored, and even the Grand Master has to avoid his edge. , If you offend such a high official, you don't know how he died.
Liu Liu gritted his teeth, he kowtowed his head, and blood flowed down his forehead.
He thought that Liu Futong would kill him, and he had been preparing to deal with it. The dark son he placed beside Liu Futong also reported that Liu Futong would make a move when he went to court. As a result, he waited again and again, but did not wait for the other party to start.
Not only that, Liu Futong had not fought against him, so he retreated without fighting.
Liu Liu is like a well-prepared martial artist. When he was about to fight the enemy to the death, the enemy suddenly stopped fighting and had to go home for dinner. This feeling was even more uncomfortable than losing.
I don't know since when, Anfeng has rumors.
Streets and alleys, everywhere.
"I heard that Master Liu is now presiding over the court meeting!"
"Which Master Liu? Is it the Grand Master?"
"Which is Taishi, it's Liu Yuan's affairs."
"he?"
"What is he?"
"The grand master was also the one who assisted the previous emperor back then, and he did his best to support the new emperor. How can he be compared with the grand master?"
"Exactly! Although the master is domineering, the achievements of the master are also displayed there. How can Liu Yuanshi compare with the master?"
"I heard that Liu Yuan is domineering and domineering, and no one dares to refute it when he calls a deer a horse in the courtroom. Although the Taishi is more domineering, he has never made any mistakes in matters of right and wrong."
"Hey, the emperor has been deceived!"
"The emperor was blinded by the villain!"
There were more and more memorials for impeaching Liu Liu, and they piled up.
"It's a good move to retreat!" Liu Liu sat in his yard and finally couldn't help but say to the fourth An, "Where is he retreating? He's pushing me out!"
"Has he become a good official who is loyal to the king and patriotic?"
Liu Liu: "The big joke of slipping the world!"
People didn't like Liu Futong before and thought the emperor was pitiful.
Now that Liu Liu has been introduced, people think that Liu Futong is actually quite good compared to Liu Liu.
At least Liu Futong's achievements are great!
Liu Liu was beaten as a traitor, so the emperor's decree was also a decree issued after being deceived by the traitor. Once Liu Liu lost power, Liu Futong could easily rejoin the forces and change Liu Liu's reforms back.
And he succeeded this time, and his reputation will be better in the future.
At that time, even if Han Liner still wanted to fight against him, he would no longer have that ability.
Liu Liu knew that he had stepped into a trap, but he had come to this point, and he could not step back no matter what.
He said to An Lao Si, "From tomorrow onwards, you will say that I am seriously ill."
An Lao Si asked thoughtfully: "How long has I been sick? It's not good if it's long or short."
Liu Liu: "In the first half month of illness, the emperor came to invite me, and I'll go back."
Isn't Liu Futong's idea to hold him up first? After holding it up, the people below will naturally want to pull him down, but now that he has come down by himself, what else can Liu Futong do next
"Tell your sister, let her remember to mention me in front of the emperor. If the emperor doesn't come to pick me up after half a month, I'm really shameless!" Liu Liu looked at An Lao Siqing and said sincerely.
An Lao Si naturally agreed.
After all, Liu Liu and Liu Fu are not big enough to fight, and it is really not beneficial to their plan.
Liu Liu, the director of Pingzhang Hospital, was seriously ill and could not serve the king. The news suddenly flew all over Anfeng.
Rumors say that he fell ill in a fit of rage because some people spread rumors about him.
Then he also handed a memorial to resign.
The general idea is: "Although I know that you love me, the emperor, but I have to live up to you, it is because I am not worthy of virtue and talent that I am maliciously slandered, and it is nothing to slander me. I am rough and thick, but these people also You are slandering the emperor, I am an official appointed by the emperor, and it is up to the owner to beat the dog! In order not to embarrass the emperor, I took the initiative to resign, but although I resigned, I still belong to the emperor."
I don't know why the content of this memorial was circulated, and all readers knew it.
Liu Liu's memorial is very well written, sincere and sincere, and it is very easy to empathize. The image of a poor persecuted loyal minister vividly appeared on the paper.
Yes, you Liu Futong have been in control of the government for so long, and you still hold military power, how could you be bullied by a civil servant
The imperial court may not care about the ideas of farmers or businessmen, but it will definitely care about the ideas of scholars.
When the voice of the scholar is loud, the courtiers will be affected.
The "people's heart" that officials want to win refers to the hearts of scholars.
Lin Yuan also got this memorial, and after reading it carefully, he sighed to Yang Shaowei: "This man who catches the sword is very talented, and every word is cruel. It is rare to see it."
Yang Shaowei took a look and was a little surprised. It seems that there are amazing people in Anfeng.
For such a memorial, it is just right to sell miserably and sell it. One more point is tyrannical, and one point less is weak.
The character of the literati is vividly explained by this memorial.
"He wants to..." Yang Shaowei swallowed. He didn't quite believe that someone would do such a thing. "I want the civil servants and generals to discord and split the government."
Civil servants and generals seem to be hostile by nature, but they are not.
This is not the confrontation of two powers, but the mutual control of two powers.
It's about balance.
In peacetime, whoever overpowers the other will have a stronger voice, but this is not a time of peace. Playing this game has high risks, but as long as the risks can be overcome, the benefits will be huge.
Yang Shaowei said excitedly: "It's a bad thing for them, but for us, it's a great good thing! They are in a mess, and it will be much easier for us to fight when the time comes."
Lin Yuan thought of the letter from An Lao Si and the others.
It took several years, and now I finally see the results, Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"What we have to do now is to wait." Lin Yuan said softly, dropping a black spot on the chessboard, "When the time is right, we will be able to win Anfeng at the lowest cost."
When Yang Shaowei thought that after winning Anfeng, there would be no government in the world that could compete with Nan Bodhisattva, and he couldn't help but get excited!
How many people in this world are as ambitious as him, and how many people have the same opportunities as him
Worship Song Shizhao as a teacher and play a game with Nan Bodhisattva, the world is on their chessboard.
Yang Shaowei really wanted to go out for a run.
After half a month, Liu Liu was personally invited back to the court by the emperor. The emperor personally came to the door and invited him twice before Liu Liu responded.
His face was saved and his life was saved.
The wind direction in the hall also changed.
Because at this time, Liu Liu represented not only a unit of power, but a group. He represented a scholar—a clear figure who was not afraid of power.
If someone opposes him at this time, wouldn't that mean to stand on the opposite side of the scholar
The difference between civil servants and military officials became more and more obvious.
There are more and more contradictions, and there will naturally be more friction in the court.
Han Lin'er's head became big.
Wenchen believed that it was okay for a general to lead an army to fight, but after a class division returned to the dynasty, he should hand in a military talisman, and a general could not lead the same army for more than three years.
Han Liner felt that this request was right, no problem.
After all, there will be no military orders in foreign countries, and if something really happens, it will be too late.
It can be understood that it cannot be more than three years. After all, after three years, it is uncertain whether this army is surnamed Han or another surname.
But the military attache also had something to say.
Soldiers need to be rehearsed. The formations are practiced again and again. The generals are changed every three years. Each general has a different method of leading troops. How can we ensure that the soldiers can adapt to changing the generals every three years
Besides, the soldiers will be handed in back and forth. If there is an accident, even if the general cannot command the soldiers in front of them, who can bear the risk
Han Liner felt that what the military attache said was also very reasonable.
As a result, the quarrel started every day, and there was no reason to quarrel.
Liu Futong will naturally not relax the control of military power since Liu Liu has completely controlled the court.
The two sides wrestled, Anfeng was smoky, and the petty officials below wanted to take this opportunity to climb up, and the officialdom formed gangs.
Liu Futong and Liu Liu competed with each other, and neither of them wanted to bow their heads first.
Whoever lowers his head first will not be able to raise his head later.
An Laosi was responsible for fanning the flames. He had to make Liu Liu stand up. Even if Liu Futong gave him a ladder, Liu Liu would never go down the slope.
He moved a lot of hands and feet, and Liu Futong didn't show his favor. After all, it was not good to continue like this, but he was blocked by An Lao Si.
Liu Liu saw that Liu Futong was not good, and he also sent someone to show Liu Futong a good deal. This man was killed by An Lao Si. After killing a few, Liu Liu and Liu Futong also had temperaments.
You sent someone to show your favor, but not only did you not accept it, but you didn't even hear back? Is this too much
The two sides were so stiff with each other.
Anfeng is in chaos, the top and bottom are effective, the officialdom is dirty, and the people are not much better off.
As soon as the officialdom was in chaos, the petty officials appeared.
The life of the common people was even more difficult, and the little officials took money from the common people and then put them on the top.
Xiao Li also has a heart that wants to climb up, which is normal.
But the people don't understand, they just find that life is more difficult. The money they earned in the past is enough to spend, and now they have to give the money to the officials. There are more and more domineering people on the streets. After the winter, it is difficult to buy food. , the warmth is not enough, almost no one can go out to work in winter.
All the people who wear cotton-padded clothes are big masters. It is amazing that ordinary people can wear cotton-padded clothes and pants.
Most of the families spend the winter in the house, and whoever wants to go out wears the only cotton-padded jacket and cotton-padded trousers.
Making a living is harder.
Rich families tighten their belts, poor families are even poorer.
An wife listened to the complaints of the neighbors' female relatives.
They didn't move out of the original place. At first, they couldn't find a suitable house. Later, they were worried that it would be easy to be exposed if they moved away. Officials, although they can go to court, have no real power. They live too well and are too conspicuous, and they can easily become targets.
The female relatives complained to An's wife:
"Although the salary for one month was not much, it was enough for the family to chew on, and daily firewood, rice, oil, and salt cost less than a few dollars. But now? I always said that I would pay for Shangfeng, but now I have reduced my clothes and food, and I have not seen it. What a good thing."
"My family is the same. He still smells of alcohol when he comes back every day. If he does business, it's fine. What is he doing? Every day he goes out to drink, and he still pays for it himself. Except for a bad drink, there is really no benefit."
An wife also said with them: "My family is the same, you are all right, he has not returned home for many days and nights, and I don't know what he is doing outside, it seems to be like this now, bear with it, maybe it will be better. Time will be fine."
The female family members were full of grievances, but now they are all the family members of the minor officials. Among them, only the wife and husband are not minor officials. However, the women family members take An wife as a person in their eyes. An wife is in their hearts and a husband. A woman who is completely speechless in front of her regards her husband as her god.
No matter what you tell her, she won't tell her husband.
What's more, their husbands have no conflict of interest with An Lao Si.
Speaking of which, there is no more scruples.
"This is forbearance, when will it be a head?" the woman whispered, "It's okay to say that in our family, I have many men and brothers, and I have a lot of strength, but I see my parents' sisters... Now the family is almost out of rice. ."
"There's no way to do this, it's just us little unlucky people."
Wife An embroidered flowers and said without looking up, "That's no way, we can only talk about it in private."
The female family sitting next to her winked at the others, and then said softly, "Mrs. An, we have been friends for more than two years and three years, and they all say that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and we are all acquaintances. You know more than us, and if you know anything, don't hide it from us, everyone will discuss it."
An wife: "I'm a woman, what can I know? It's not about the things inside and outside the house, on the stove."
The women cried beside her, sobbing softly.
An wife sighed: "Don't cry anymore, this matter has not reached the point where the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and life can go on."
"What day is this day called?" the women whispered, "It's useless for us to persuade us, saying that we are all giving gifts, all giving, we can't just let us not give them, but we don't know when this will be the case. Mrs. An, you are the most well-informed among us. If you know anything, tell us, and we will never say it."
"It's going to be hard to live by now. If it goes on like this, my whole family will have to drink the northwest wind."
All the petty officials are giving gifts to the top, to increase the appetite of some officials who like to make money, so those who don’t give gifts are outliers, and those who bully them are not the officials who make money, but the same petty officials as them. , Just because one party gave gifts and the other did not, they suddenly became two hostile camps.
Slowly, those who do not give gifts are afraid of being bullied, so they also start to give gifts.
Do these gifts make sense, and do you get any benefits
I am afraid that only the first group of people will get the benefits, but the atmosphere is already like this.
The salaries of the little officials are so small, where did they get so much money? It's not just about searching for people.
Just like this layer by layer, Anfeng's not-so-stable regime became even more in jeopardy.
An wife could only whisper: "Then you can't spread the word."
All the female relatives almost clapped their chests to make a promise, and they all said, "Whoever speaks out will be struck by lightning!"
An wife lowered her voice mysteriously: "My family told me that giving gifts is really good, isn't it right now? The adults above will see who is more sincere to them. When they are stable, they will be able to Promote cronies."
"Look at my family, all the valuables are sold." Wife An sighed, "It's still my family that is too thin. My family is with Liu Yuanshi. Although he is a small official, he is well informed."
An wife also said: "If you can, send as many as you can, so as not to regret it later, don't you think? I'll tell you this, you can't spread it out."